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Original Article

A subconjunctival degradable implant for cyclosporine delivery in corneal transplant therapy

Andrew Apel Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Clifford Oh Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Rosa Chiu Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Bradley Saville Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Yu-Ling Cheng Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
&
David Rootman Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 659-667 | Received 14 Nov 1994, Accepted 03 Apr 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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